The 2024 Bootleg Star
Party dates are .................
June 6th - 9th and September
5th - 8th!
Save the dates mateys, and make plans to join
us!
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The Bootleg Spring Star Party
Registration Form is available HERE
(pre-registration deadline is August
24, 2024) 12th)
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*** Due to the number of people
doing imaging at the Bootleg Star Parties, Bootleg Management is indicating that
Green Lasers will not be permitted starting one hour after sunset ***
Moon at apogee
(farthest from Earth) at 20h UT (distance 406,516km; angular
size 29.4').
5
Moon near Venus
at 19h UT (evening sky). Mag. −4.0. • Venus
(Wikipedia)
7
Moon near Antares
at 17h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Saint Helena
and S. Namibia. • Antares
(Wikipedia) • Occultation of Antares
(In-The-Sky)
9
Moon at southernmost declination
(−28.7°) in 2024 at 12h UT.
10
First Quarter Moon
at 18:55 UT.
14
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
emerges above the western horizon in the evening sky. •
C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
(Wikipedia)
14
Moon near Saturn
at 16h UT (evening sky). Mag. 0.8. Occultation visible from
parts of Asia and Africa. • Saturn
(Wikipedia) • Occultation of Saturn
(In-The-Sky)
15
Moon near Neptune
at 15h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Asia, Russia
and NE Africa. Mag. 7.8. • Neptune
(Wikipedia) • Occultation of Neptune
(In-The-Sky)
17
Moon at perigee
(closest to Earth) at 00:59 UT (distance 357,175km; angular size
33.4'). Only 10.5 hours before Full Moon.
17
Full Moon
at 11:27 UT. Supermoon.
19
Moon near the Pleiades
at 21h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades
(Wikipedia)
21
Orionid meteor shower peaks.
Arises from the debris field of Comet Halley. Active from
October 2 to November 7. Produces very fast (67 km/sec),
generally faint meteors (10−20 per hour). Radiant located near
Orion’s club asterism. • Orionids
(American Meteor Society) • Meteor Shower Calendar
(IMO)
21
Moon near Jupiter
at 8h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.6. • Jupiter
(Wikipedia)
22
Moon near M35 star cluster
at 4h UT (morning sky).
23
Moon near Castor
at 12h UT (morning sky).
23
Moon near Pollux
at 18h UT (morning sky).
23
Moon near Mars
at 22h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.2. • Mars
(Wikipedia)
24
Last Quarter Moon
at 8:04 UT.
24
Moon near Beehive cluster M44
at 21h UT (morning sky).
26
Venus 3.0° NNE of Antares
at 7h UT (37° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. −4.0 and 1.0.
26
Moon near Regulus
at 17h UT (64° from Sun, morning sky). • Regulus
(Wikipedia)
29
Moon at apogee
(farthest from Earth) at 23h UT (distance 406,161km; angular
size 29.4').
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All
times Universal Time (UT). USA Central Standard Time = UT-6 hours. (DST = UT-5 hrs,)
Zodiacal
Light
is caused by sunlight reflected off meteoric dust in the plane
of the solar system. Choose a clear, moonless night, about 1-2
hours after sunset, and look for a large triangular-shaped glow
extending up from the horizon (along the ecliptic). The best
months to view the Zodiacal Light is when the ecliptic is almost
vertical at the horizon: March and April (evening) and
October-November (morning); times reversed for the southern
hemisphere.
• Zodiacal
Light (Wikipedia)
• Astronomy
Picture of the Day (APOD)
• Photographing
the Zodiacal Light (Weatherscapes)